City of Hartsville Parks and Recreation Department opens outdoor basketball court at Byerly Park
The City of Hartsville Parks and Recreation Department has opened an outdoor basketball court on the campus of Byerly Park at 701 West Washington St. This court is open daily from dawn to dusk and is free to the public. Contributed photo
Darlington High introduces new baseball, tennis coaches
Darlington High School introduced new coaches for its baseball and tennis programs last Thursday during a press conference at the school. Joseph Kolodziej will be head coach for the baseball program. George Atkins Jr. will serve as the school’s head coach for both the boys and girls tennis programs. Kolodziej previously served as head junior varsity baseball coach and assistant varsity coach for the Falcons. He is also a physical...
Quarter ‘midget’ series featuring hundreds of young drivers will race in Darlington
Darlington Raceway and the United States Auto Club (USAC) .25 Series have announced that the popular quarter midgets will compete in Darlington during the track’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 race weekend Aug. 30-Sept. 1. It will be the first time in the USAC .25 Series’ 11-year history that it has competed in conjunction with the historic South Carolina race track’s NASCAR event. All race activities for the USAC .25 Series will take place...
Author wanders a fictional Darlington
Author Phillip Gardner’s new short story collection weaves a tapestry of romance, nostalgia and healing against the backdrop of Darlington, S.C. … but not really.
Seven sign to play basketball for Coker
Coker University men’s basketball has added seven signees for 2019-20, first-year head coach Jarred Merrill announced last week. Royce Hunter, Jaylin Stewart, K.J. Harris, Noel Pinnock, Sparky Fabre, Williams Onyeodi and Chris Swiney have signed on to play basketball at Coker. Harris and Pinnock will have three years to play since they were only freshmen a season ago. In total, the Cobras will bring in four transfers and three true...
Darlington athletes participate in Junior Olympics
Darlington athletes participated in the USATF Region 4 Junior Olympics in Rock Hill July 4-7. Pictured left to right are Shareah Milling (13th place, 13-14 girls shotput), Shanyla Milling (9th place, 9-10 girls shotput), Jackson Scott (19th place, 9-10 boys 100 meter and 4th place 9-10 boys high jump), and Bo Andrews (6th place, 11-12 boys discus and 5th place 11-12 boys shotput). Contributed photo